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Prairie Branch Elementary

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Prairie Branch Elementary ranks 197 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

197^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Prairie Branch Elementary is a public elementary school in Grain Valley, Missouri, serving 552 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Grain Valley R-V school district, which is ranked 68 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Prairie Branch Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of Missouri elementary schools, with strong academic performance on state assessments that exceeds the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 49.4% of 3rd graders, 58.7% of 4th graders, and 56% of 5th graders at Prairie Branch were proficient or better in MAP Mathematics, compared to 40.9%, 52.1%, and 40.6% for the Grain Valley R-V district, respectively. However, the school's performance for low socioeconomic status and disabled students has been more mixed, suggesting a need to focus on equity and ensuring all students have the resources they need to succeed.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Grain Valley R-V district, Prairie Branch generally outperforms its peers. But when compared to the higher-performing elementary schools in the neighboring Blue Springs R-IV district, such as Lucy Franklin Elementary and James Walker Elementary, Prairie Branch falls behind in some areas, particularly in mathematics and English language arts. The school has also seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates, but they remain higher than the district average, indicating room for improvement in student attendance.

567

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,144

Per pupil spending ?

15.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 Dillingham Rd
Grain Valley, MO 64029-0304

(816) 847-5070

District: Grain Valley R-V

Students who attend Prairie Branch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Grain Valley North Middle School
High:	Grain Valley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.0%

Hispanic:

8.3%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (54% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Missouri elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Grain Valley R-V

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg45%

Missouri avg42%

197^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Grain Valley R-V

68^th of 367Grain Valley R-V among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	197 of 900	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	207 of 906	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	272 of 898	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.3	208 of 908	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	132 of 901	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	269 of 1052	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	212 of 1045	79.7%	★★★★☆
2017	79.4	165 of 1032	84.0%	★★★★☆
2016	70.4	247 of 865	71.4%	★★★★☆
2015	73.2	251 of 1058	76.3%	★★★★☆
2014	69.9	271 of 1089	75.1%	★★★★☆
2013	63.2	378 of 1108	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.8	261 of 1085	75.9%	★★★★☆
2011	62.1	413 of 1088	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.5	204 of 1066	80.9%	★★★★☆
2009	72.6	225 of 1053	78.6%	★★★★☆
2008	67.9	275 of 1084	74.6%	★★★★☆
2007	65.6	298 of 1080	72.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	34.2	83 of 103	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.9	134 of 251	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	50.5	427 of 907	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	330 of 887	62.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	250 of 666	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	218 of 668	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	273 of 673	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	216 of 675	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.5	147 of 691	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	307 of 917	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.6	238 of 898	73.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)62nd percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)53rd percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%+13 vs state

Mathematics55%+14 vs state

Science45%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Prairie Branch Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 Dillingham Rd	Grain Valley	64029	Jackson County	Grain Valley R-V	No	No	No	No	(816) 847-5070	567	49	11.5	15.3%	459 (81.0%)	15 (2.6%)	47 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.1%)	75.7	197^th of 900 public elementary schools	78.1%		73.8	207^th of 906 public elementary schools	77.2%	10	49.4	58.7	56.0	44.8	52.6	59.7	56.0	$12,144	$462	$11,683
Matthews Elementary	Public	K-5	144 McQuerry Rd	Grain Valley	64029	Jackson County	Grain Valley R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 229-4870	422	37	11.2	37.4%	297 (70.4%)	44 (10.4%)	43 (10.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	33 (7.8%)	44.4	520^th of 900 public elementary schools	42.2%		43.7	522^nd of 906 public elementary schools	42.4%	2	34.5	40.8	35.1	34.0	30.7	49.9	39.7	$12,712	$216	$12,496
Sni-A-Bar Elementary	Public	K-5	701 SW Eagles Pkwy	Grain Valley	64029	Jackson County	Grain Valley R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 847-5020	475	45	10.6	31.6%	349 (73.5%)	13 (2.7%)	72 (15.2%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.9%)	59.5	364^th of 900 public elementary schools	59.6%		58.1	370^th of 906 public elementary schools	59.2%	6	44.0	59.4	36.2	33.7	46.1	57.0	39.9	$12,413	$579	$11,834
Lucy Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	111 NE Roanoke Dr	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3690	536	36	14.8	19.6%	395 (73.7%)	30 (5.6%)	69 (12.9%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	30 (5.6%)	90	73^rd of 900 public elementary schools	91.9%		88.5	69^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.4%	4	69.6	65.8	58.0	69.5	65.1	63.7	63.3	$12,911	$397	$12,513
James Walker Elementary	Public	K-5	201 SE Sunnyside School Rd	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3660	456	32	14.2	49.8%	263 (57.7%)	79 (17.3%)	70 (15.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.7%)	96.6	14^th of 900 public elementary schools	98.4%		96.4	14^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.5%		81.7	85.0	67.2	74.4		78.4	73.1	$12,493	$401	$12,092
James Lewis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	717 NW Park Rd	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3650	473	37	12.7	29.8%	335 (70.8%)	44 (9.3%)	61 (12.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.1%)	91.5	56^th of 900 public elementary schools	93.8%		70.8	247^th of 906 public elementary schools	72.7%	191	76.0	61.7	60.1	70.9	61.1		70.9	$14,345	$526	$13,819
William Bryant Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 SE Sunnyside School Rd	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3730	529	32	16.7	30.8%	366 (69.2%)	60 (11.3%)	64 (12.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.4%)	70.2	248^th of 900 public elementary schools	72.4%		77.7	169^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.3%	79	66.2	60.7	30.1	45.7	55.0	47.3	56.2	$12,097	$393	$11,704
Stony Point Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 W Ryan Rd	Grain Valley	64029	Jackson County	Grain Valley R-V	No	No	No	No	(816) 847-7800	474	43	11.0	25.7%	386 (81.4%)	19 (4.0%)	32 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.5%)	54.4	417^th of 900 public elementary schools	53.7%		68.6	266^th of 906 public elementary schools	70.6%	151	34.1	45.3	32.4	43.3	45.5	54.6		$12,360	$220	$12,140
Thomas J. Ultican Elementary	Public	K-5	1812 NW Vesper	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3710	419	30	14.0	45.8%	281 (67.1%)	43 (10.3%)	52 (12.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (7.9%)	52.6	430^th of 900 public elementary schools	52.2%		56.9	380^th of 906 public elementary schools	58.1%	50	44.5	34.7	41.4	41.3	49.9	38.9	41.4	$13,994	$414	$13,580
Daniel Young Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 SE Shamrock Ln	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3630	330	26	12.8	42.4%	208 (63.0%)	39 (11.8%)	49 (14.8%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.9%)	70.3	246^th of 900 public elementary schools	72.7%		77.6	170^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.2%	76	49.0	73.7	50.8	49.0	39.5			$15,548	$433	$15,115

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie Branch Elementary

What district is Prairie Branch Elementary in?

Grain Valley R-V

What schools do graduates of Prairie Branch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Prairie Branch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Grain Valley North Middle School
High : Grain Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Prairie Branch Elementary?

Students at Prairie Branch Elementary are 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Prairie Branch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended Prairie Branch Elementary.

Is Prairie Branch Elementary a good school?

Prairie Branch Elementary ranks 197^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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